Jesuit faculty members are more than just teachers; they are, themselves, lifelong learners. This week, new teachers from six New Orleans-area schools, including Brother Martin and St. Mary’s Dominican, are participating in the Research for Better Teaching (RBT) workshop.  New teachers at Jesuit are not only required to attend and complete this “pedagogical boot camp,” they are also assigned experienced mentors and participate in a three-year formation program. Malcolm Villarubia, Jr. ’66, Jesuit’s director of professional development who brought the workshop to Jesuit nine years ago, continues to organize and oversee faculty development on campus. At the start of the first session, the 27 participants directed their attention to Marcia Booth, the RBT consultant and master teacher. The training sessions add up to a total of 38 hours over six days, with four days this week, one day in the fall semester, and one in the spring.